Saturday October 22, Daily Links
SATURDAY 10.22
NEWS STORIES
Jan 6th Committee Subpoena's Trump
The January 6th Committee has issued a subpoena to get Trump in to testify.
Expect a lot of pleading on the 5th.
Bannon Gets Four Months
Steve Bannon has been sentenced to four months in prison for refusing to show up in response to a congressional subpoena.
This’ll give him content for his pod for at least triple that amount of time.
Check Out What Nuclear War Will Be Like
Someone made a dandy computer simulation showing where all the nukes would drop in the case of nuclear war.
Either that or we’re bring Wargames to Broadway. Shall we play a game?
American Airlines Dumps First Class to Europe
The airline says they’re getting rid of all first class seats on international flights, but…its all good cause they’re expanding business class. It seems not enough people are buying first class tickets and they have a huge demand for business.
More proof that people don’t need a great seat. They just need a better seat than the people in the back.
Workers Uncovered a Concrete Filled Car Buried Behind a Silicon Valley Mansion
Landscapers were working in the yard of a $15 million mansion when they found a car weighted with cement bags that had been buried for decades.
It’s either Jimmy Hoffa or Murray from Murray’s Wigs.
Daily Musk Report: Elon's Value Has Fallen by Over $100 Billion in a Year
Just a year ago Musk was worth $320 billion and now a year later, all he’s got is a paltry $209 billion.
Damn. He could have bought two Twitters.
Parents are Really Pissed at Day Care Workers Who Took Halloween Too Seriously
Mississippi day care workers thought it would be a real hoot to put on a terrifying horror mask and scare young toddlers. Parents want the workers punished, even sent to jail.
Next time can you just give them Reese’s and move on with your day.
SPORTS
RIP To The Dangerwich
Subway has pulled the much mocked Russell Wilson commercials and they’re no longer selling his signature item, The Dangerwich.
Coming soon, the Aaron Rodgers- “I’m so high I’d even eat a Subway” sandwich.
Drunks at World Cup Will Be Sent to a Drunk Zone
The World Cup, in Qatar, has a plan to deal with those who get too drink at the games. They will send them to “special zones” where they can sober up safely.
Philly has that too. They call it jail.
Yankees Blame Open Roof For Game 2 Loss
Players are saying it was the wind and the open roof that done them in during game 2 against Houston on Thursday. Without the last minute decision to open the roof, manager Aaron Boone thinks the wind worked against the Yankees. “Who would have thought, I think the roof open kind of killed us,” he said. “I think it’s a 390[-foot] ball. … I didn’t think he smoked it like a no-doubter, but it felt like his homers to right,” he said about a late game Aaron Judge hit.
This isn’t politics. In baseball you have to actually accept the outcome.
Rich Dude Goes After Soccer Star: Pay Me
Rich Brazilian businessman Delcir Sonda invested in Neymar when he was 11 after seeing him playing with other boys. He fronted money to young Neymar and now he wants payback on his investment, accusing Neymar of defrauding him out of tens of millions, and even though he’s so rich the money won’t matter to him, he’s seeing this through even if it sends one of the world’s best to jail.
This guy couldn’t look more evil if he had horns and a tail.
CELEBS & ENTERTAINMENT
Kanye Losing More Business
Balenciaga has cut ties with Kanye – all it took was a giant public anti semitic meltdown. And yet…the Gap still has Kanye’s trashbags full over overpriced sweatshirts that no one wants littering their storefronts.
This is a company with morals.
Read more at Rolling Stone.
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/balenciaga-cuts-ties-with-kanye-west-1234612750/
Next Sandler Safdi Movie Is Gonna Deal With Collecting Trading Cards
Adam Sandler and the Safdi’s are teaming up again to make a film about the world of sports card collecting.
Let’s get Don West on board and make this a Limited edition, Gem Mint Ten.
Deal or No Deal Models Not Happy with Meghan Markle
At least two former briefcase girls spoke up, pretty irritated by Meghan Markle’s portrayal of the gig and the show. They insist they didn’t feel like bimbos, and found her objections to be insulting.
Is anyone ever on her side?
Geena Davis Humble Brags About Jack Nicholson
Last week Davis was talking about Bill Murray’s unwanted advances, and this week she’s saying she had to use strategy to deal with advances from Jack Nicholson. She says she used advice from Dustin Hoffman, telling Jack that he’s very attractive but she doesn’t want to destroy their sexual tension.
Geena you blew it.
James Corden Rescinds Apology, Restaurant Owner Offers a Deal
JC says he’s got nothing to be sorry for, and he takes back his apology for his behavior at Balthazar. The owner of Balthazar responded saying he’d give Corden free meals for a year at his restaurant if he just apologizes to the servers. He later upped it to 10 years, but so far Corden isn’t interested.
Enough of these two douches.
Why is Kanye Screaming About Pete Davidson's Dick?
Charlamagne Tha God shared a story on his podcast about the time Kanye lost his shit over Pete Davidson and his big dick. “‘My wife is out here f–king a white boy with a 10-inch penis, and you won’t help me? My wife is out here f–king a white boy with a 10-inch penis, and you telling me that’s your friend but you’re supposed to be culture?’” West allegedly “screamed” at him.
She got so excited when i whipped out my big ten inch.
Back to the Future Musical On Its Way to Broadway
It’s BTTF day, and producers used the moment to announce the big news that the stage version, which has already played in London is coming to Broadway with two of its West End stars and more cast to be named.
Huey Lewis has never put together enough tunes.
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VIRAL & TRENDING
Ants are Terrifying
We already knew people don’t like ants at a picnic, but have you ever looked at the face of an ant close up?
Monsters are real, they’re just tiny.
Image from a horror movie? Nope. That’s the very real face of an ant.
An ant.
Now you have to think about that all night. pic.twitter.com/HOWLTlnfJ1— Rebekah McKendry, PhD (@RebekahMcKendry) October 17, 2022
Parler Doxxed Everyone, Even Ivanka and Guilfoyle
Oops Parler doxxed its own VIPs when announcing to its userbase that a deal had been made with Kanye West to take over the platform. Every single user’s identity was shared in the group email- so, anonymity is out the window.
Eh. We were all doxed in the eighties. It was called the phone book.
STUDIES, SURVEYS, RANKINGS
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